SATO S84 - Page 5

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S84-ex/S86-ex Operator Manual
5 Cleaning and Performing Printer Adjustments ................................ 171
5.1 Maintenance .................................................................................................... 171
5.2 Maintenance of the Print Head and Platen Roller ........................................ 172
5.2.1 Maintenance using the Cleaning Kit...................................................................... 172
5.2.2 Maintenance using the Cleaning Sheet................................................................. 175
5.3 Adjusting the Base Reference Point ............................................................. 177
5.3.1 About the Base Reference Point ........................................................................... 177
5.3.2 Adjusting the Print Position.................................................................................... 178
5.3.3 Adjusting the Media Stop Position......................................................................... 180
5.3.4 More about the Media Stop Position ..................................................................... 181
5.3.5 Limitation on Base Reference Point Adjustment ................................................... 182
5.4 Adjusting the Print Quality............................................................................. 183
5.4.1 Adjustment of the Print Darkness.......................................................................... 183
5.4.2 Adjusting the Print Speed...................................................................................... 184
5.5 Adjusting the Media Sensors......................................................................... 186
5.5.1 Adjusting the Media Sensor Automatically ............................................................ 186
5.5.2 Adjusting the I-mark Sensor Level Manually ......................................................... 189
5.5.3 Adjusting the Gap Sensor Level Manually............................................................. 191
5.5.4 Adjusting the Paper End Sensor ........................................................................... 193
5.6 Adjusting the Head Pressure Balance .......................................................... 195
5.7 Adjusting the Head Position .......................................................................... 197
5.7.1 Left - Right Pressure Balance Setting ................................................................... 197
5.7.2 Front - Rear Head Alignment................................................................................. 198
5.8 Adjusting the Ribbon Tension Balance ........................................................ 199
6 Troubleshooting................................................................................ 201
6.1 When an Error Message Occurs.................................................................... 201
6.1.1 More Information about Command Error............................................................... 208
6.1.2 More Information about Head Check Function...................................................... 209
6.2 When a Warning Message Occurs ................................................................ 210
6.3 When the LED Lights Red/Blue ..................................................................... 212
6.4 Troubleshooting Table ................................................................................... 213
6.4.1 No Power/Nothing on the Screen.......................................................................... 213
6.4.2 Cannot Feed the Media......................................................................................... 213
6.4.3 Can Feed the Media but Cannot Print................................................................... 214
6.4.4 Bad Print Quality.................................................................................................... 215
6.4.5 Incorrect Print Position .......................................................................................... 216